Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8

Mark Rothko (in 1960)

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Alla asked

Is this correct that Rothko's color field paintings are supposed to confer the feelings of primary emotions? Is the color choice based on any pre-existing color theories, or did Rothko have his own interpretations? Can his approach be considered similar to Albers'? Thank you!
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Dear Alla,

Rothko famously said, "A painting is not a picture of an experience, it is an experience." You could therefore certainly state that he was interested in emotions and the expression of them. I have read some comparisons between Albers and Rothko, but there are equally a lot of differences as well. The comparisons deal with the shapes and use of colour, but the experience of both of them (when making them so it seems and equally when viewing them) is very different.

Best,
Lisa
Sanne Bakker asked

Waar is dit schilderij geschilderd?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Beste Sanne,

Aangezien Mark Rothko in 1960 (het jaar wanneer dit schilderij is gemaakt) in New York woonde en het museum dit werk in 1970 van een New Yorkse galerie gekocht heeft, is het hoogstwaarschijnlijk dat dit werk in New York is geschilderd.

Groet,
Xin

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In so called Colour Field Painting, colour expresses nothing but itself and the artist's signature in the form of the brush stroke is avoided. The diffuse contours of Rothko's planes of colour make them appear to float and glow. There are only two Rothko's part of Dutch collections.

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Title	Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8
Material and technique	Oil on canvas
Object type	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 229 cm Width 258,5 cm Depth 4,7 cm
Artists	Artist: Mark Rothko
Accession number	2764 (MK)
Credits	Purchased 1970
Department	Modern Art
Acquisition date	1970
Creation date	in 1960
Entitled parties	© 1998 Mark Rothko, c/o Pictoright Amsterdam 2020
Internal exhibitions	Een prikkelcollectie (2000) De collectie als tijdmachine (2017) Lievelingen XL (2024)
External exhibitions	Boijmans bij de Buren - Rothko & ik (2019)
Material	Oil > Paint > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Canvas > Worked fibres > Fibre > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Painting > Painting > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Geographical origin	The United States of America > North America > America

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Mark Rothko

Dvinsk 1903 - New York 1970

Mark Rothko was born in Russia, but as a child emigrated to America in 1913. Rothko briefly followed a number of art courses, but as artist was largely...

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